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10/04/2012

My mad infographic skills

So, I'm kind of impressed with myself right now.

A while back, one of my most beloved and wonderful clients expressed an interest in putting together an infographic. They wanted to do something to benefit the mortgage brokering industry as a whole, and educate consumers about the benefits of using a broker over a bank.

Pffft....piece of cake, I thought to myself.

I mean, I'm a mad writer and my publishing background grants me plenty of access to graphic designers. Should be no problem at all. So I got to work, researching stats and drafting the content.

When it came to finding a graphic designer, however, things got a little tricky. It turns out designing an infographic is a lot different from laying out a magazine feature. And some of the professional design sites online were quoting between $1,500 and $4000 for their services.

Yikes.

Then I found Piktochart. Um, can I tell you how much I love this site? It probably took me longer than more advanced design tool users, but within a few hours I had this:

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My mad infographic skills

So, I'm kind of impressed with myself right now.

A while back, one of my most beloved and wonderful clients expressed an interest in putting together an infographic. They wanted to do something to benefit the mortgage brokering industry as a whole, and educate consumers about the benefits of using a broker over a bank.

Pffft....piece of cake, I thought to myself.

I mean, I'm a mad writer and my publishing background grants me plenty of access to graphic designers. Should be no problem at all. So I got to work, researching stats and drafting the content.

When it came to finding a graphic designer, however, things got a little tricky. It turns out designing an infographic is a lot different from laying out a magazine feature. And some of the professional design sites online were quoting between $1,500 and $4000 for their services.

Yikes.

Then I found Piktochart. Um, can I tell you how much I love this site? It probably took me longer than more advanced design tool users, but within a few hours I had this: